Kokoye
papainaembe.bsky.social
Kokoye
@papainaembe.bsky.social
Artist, black & native
I speak english & spanish, and am learning more languages
No AI
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Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.

www.propublica.org/article/alas...

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Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
www.propublica.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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This is why respectability politics was always a losing game. Nothing we do matters because it will always be an issue. There is no conforming or changing we can do.

We're back to the truly emboldened making efforts to put us "in our place". So don't tell us we're overreacting; never have been.
September 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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I write this for the trans girls in refugee camps, even when the world tries to break us, we carry our magic in silence, in scars, in sisterhood. 💔🏳️‍⚧️⛓️🏳️‍🌈
We're struggling but hold on to hope. 🥹🏳️‍⚧️
Support lgbtqia in Gorom Refugee Camp

gofund.me/8addbc2b
July 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Again this is costing me around $800 & I'm going to have to do it AGAIN at the end of this month, on top of the rent I already paid to keep this apartment.

I'm at USD $0/$1600.

Anything to help lessen this MASSIVE financial burden will be immensely helpful.

MA 💞💸
(Will gladly offer TY sketches.)
July 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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2 more bed bug treatments upcoming this month & are gonna need to lodgings for 2 disabled, trans humans & a cat during each of those treatments.

This month is especially uncertain financially(esp with husband's SSDI hearing being postponed) so every 💸💞 counts.

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July 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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As a transgender woman, my heart is breaking watching my LGBTQ+ sisters suffer beside me, scared and forgotten. We don’t want to die like this. Please, help us in any way, with any connection, support, or even sharing our story. We are humans too. We are just trying to survive.

gofund.me/8addbc2b
June 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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This was due 2 days ago. I'm running out of time before I get an eviction notice. This state gives you 5 days. 2120/2500 made so far. Trying to stay housed.
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July 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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$450 TO GO RN URGENT FOR RENT & UTILITIES DUE YESTERDAY.

Indigenous. Parent. Artist. Disabled. Their work is lovely & you should look at it/buy some but RN the rent's overdue so any combo ppl x $$ = $450 keeps the family safe.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025
I have rent and bills due yesterday. Disabled so selling my art and donations are how I get by. 2050/2500 made so far. Anything helps. Trying to stay housed.
PayPal.me/kiagbear Cashapp $kiagbear Venmo kiagbear
www.etsy.com/shop/Mahthey...
ko-fi.com/mahtheyzhawey
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I highly recommend following her at @mamafriend.bsky.social. She's a vital voice from inside Gaza and she speaks with both moral clarity and not insignificant poetry about what is going on. I really, really want her and her family to be okay. Here's the link again. chuffed.org/project/help...
Help me save my family and escape from Gaza to Eygpt
My name is Alaa, and I am a mother of three precious children: Musa, who is 12 years old, and my twin daughters, Ella and Ellen, who are 8 years old. Before October 7th, our lives were filled with hop...
chuffed.org
June 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM